Wang Chung

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Wang Chung is a British new wave musical band formed in 1980. The name Wang Chung means "yellow bell" in Chinese and is the first note in the Chinese classical music scale. The band found their greatest success in the United States, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and…

Biography

Wang Chung is a British new wave musical band formed in 1980. The name Wang Chung means "yellow bell" in Chinese and is the first note in the Chinese classical music scale. The band found their greatest success in the United States, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including "Dance Hall Days", "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Let's Go!". They have released five studio albums and in 1985 they recorded the soundtrack for William Friedkin's action movie "To Live and Die in L.A.".

Actor

Wang Chung: Praying to a New God(1989)as Wang Chung

Wang Chung: Hypnotize Me(1987)as Wang Chung

Wang Chung: Let's Go!(1987)as Wang Chung

Wang Chung: Everybody Have Fun Tonight(1986)as Wang Chung

Wang Chung: To Live and Die in L.A.(1985)as Wang Chung

Composer

Project Fuhr(2020)

Wang Chung: Praying to a New God(1989)

Wang Chung: Hypnotize Me(1987)

Wang Chung: Let's Go!(1987)

To Live and Die in L.A.(1985)

Music Department

Wrong Way: The Stunts of to Live and Die in L.A.(2016)

So in Phase: Scoring to Live and Die in L.A.(2016)

Renaissance Woman in L.A. with Debra Feuer(2016)

Doctor for a Day with Dwier Brown(2016)

To Live and Die in L.A: Taking a Chance with William Petersen(2016)

Thanks

Where No Fan Has Gone Before: The Making of 'Free Enterprise'(1999)

Soundtrack

The Challenge: All Stars(2021)

The Project(2009)

The Last Showgirl(2024)

The Life of Chuck(2024)

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA(2024)

Self

I Want My '80s Tour Live(2025)

80's in the Sand(2019)as Self

So in Phase: Scoring to Live and Die in L.A.(2016)as Self

Vh1 Top 80 Video of the 80's(2001)as Self

MTV Spring Break Uncensored(1999)as Self

Archive Footage

MTV 80s - Electric 80s!(2025)as Wang Chung

MTV 80s - Every UK No.1 Love Song of the 80s!(2025)as Wang Chung

MTV 80s - Top 100 Forgotten Gems of the 80s!(2024)as Wang Chung

MTV 80s - Top 100 1984-1989 Video Music Awards' Hall of Fame!(2024)as Wang Chung

MTV 80s - Top 100 40 Years Young in 2024!(2024)as Wang Chung

Known for

To Live and Die in L.A.1985 · Composer Innerspace1987 · Soundtrack Deadpool2016 · Soundtrack Seeking a Friend for the End of the World2012 · Music Department

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